WWE Raw & Smackdown Weekly Thread

[Mr_Stiffy]

I'm not surprised The Shield broke up. What would you expect from a bunch of dinosaurs doing the same thing on Raw night in and night out.

Looks like Batista left the company since upper management wouldn't give him a title shot. Another dinosaur disgruntled due to wrestling politics

Wait.... are the dinosaurs playing politics to screw the younger talent, or are the dinosaurs stuck in their ways and complaining too much about the politics? Make up your mind, young smark!

Honestly, I fucking loved The Shield, and their matches have been the in-ring highlight of three of the last four PPVs. But honestly, I'm not that bothered about them being split up... what more was there for them to do?? After you've gone over three men the standing of Trips & chums, there is nobody left. They've already had three (or is it four?) go arounds with the Wyatts, and you can't just conjure up another strong three-man unit to be realistic challengers for them in the six-man setup. Ambrose had a lengthy US title reign, Rollins and Reigns were tag team champions, and the unit was near unbeatable for most of their tenure, and actually unbeatable for the first six-seven months they were on TV. There was nothing left for them to do. Let's just be grateful that they weren't split pre-Mania as per the original plan, and we at least got two belting matches with Evolution before they were split up. Reigns has gravitas and pops the crowds with his signature strikes, he could really be something special, and they've been building him since Survivors. Rollins being the one to turn gives him a chance to show off more of what he can do character-wise, had he stayed babyface (i.e. Ambrose been the one to turn) he might have got lost in the shuffle. This is the start of the next chapter for three promising young careers, let us not mourn, brothers. Let us be thankful that we had so much fun with The Shield in the first place.

Tip - go back and watch one of their matches you may have forgotten - vs Cena/Ryback/Sheamus at Elimination Chamber 2013. Great fun.

1. Rusev - big, powerful dude. The big anti-American Russian nationalist (from Bulgaria no less) would have fit in perfectly in the 1984, Cold War era WWF. But he's not going to draw much heat with it now. Spoiler alert: we won. And it's completely over the heads of younger WWE fans who weren't around to see the USSR. Without a change in character, he'll probably end up like Mason Ryan or Big E. I'd be surprised if he's still getting a push in four months.

Depends how long it takes his for his match with Cena to roll around. Squashing the JTTS guys, getting given a good fight by Big E but still winning... it reeks of "let's give this guy an unbeatable aura" to create a big roadblock for Cena to effortlessly smash through, the way they used to get guys ready for Hogan. In the 80s.

Rusev's next feud will be his last before Cena. I expect SummerSlam to go :

Daniel Bryan v Brock Lesnar
Roman Reigns v Triple H
John Cena v Rusev

 

[Deepcover]

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It's a work.

He's leaving to promote a movie he's in that is coming out and to start filming another one.

I know it's kayfabe. Was trying to add drama to the story

 

[ThatRedWing]

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I'm not surprised The Shield broke up. What would you expect from a bunch of dinosaurs doing the same thing on Raw night in and night out.

The only thing that surprised me is that it was Seth Rollins that turned. Dean Ambrose sucks as a face. The good thing about it is that breaking up the tag team gives Roman Reigns room for a singles push.

 

[Deepcover]

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The only thing that surprised me is that it was Seth Rollins that turned. Dean Ambrose sucks as a face. The good thing about it is that breaking up the tag team gives Roman Reigns room for a singles push.

Well this is a long shot but Roman Reigns could win the RR in 2015 and he could possibly get a title shot @ SS this year

 

[Agares]

Why Rollins still wears his Shield costume?

He's in Evolution like everyone knows....

 

[pluggs999]

WWE has come to terms on the release of the following Superstars as of yesterday, June 12, 2014:

JTG
Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Marc Harris (referee)

WWE wishes them the best in all their future endeavors.

Of all of those released the only 3 I will miss (but totally understand why they were released) are Brodus, Bourne, & McIntyre. WWE should have made Brodus a monster heel instead of a dancing kids act, Bourne was just starting to get over with Kofi as a tag team when he got hurt 2-3 years ago, and McIntyre had some backstage issues and just dropped the ball as the "chosen One"

 

[DSOTM73]

Drew had so much potential.

 

[Deepcover]

I can't believe WWE fired Aksana. I'm gonna miss her

 

[rookieb]

IDK about the decision to have Reigns go it alone just yet. He has the look and the charisma to be a bona-fide Superstar, but are WWE jumping the shark a bit here? There's two points I look at with regard to Reigns - it would be great to put the title on him AFTER a long chase. For that, he needs to work with someone, to have a feud. He really isn't feuding with anyone right now - he's simply destroying everyone they put in front of him. Even last night they made the point of having Kane come in and wreck the house - he left everyone lying, except for Reigns. Reigns doesn't need to ascend to the vacant title, he needs to chase the eventual winner or, even better, get sidetracked into a feud. The most obvious WWE plan right now seems to be putting the title on Brock at SummerSlam. So, either Reigns wins MITB for a VERY short run, or he gets sidetracked, then starts feuding with Brock after SummerSlam.
The second point is that Reigns is NOT a talker. Ambrose did all the best mic work for the Shield. Rollins has come along nicely, but Reigns is still the strong silent type. He needs someone to talk for him until he's better at doing it himself. In this talk-heavy era of wrestling, a lot of glowering is only going to get the job done for a short while. Reigns has a natural pairing with Ambrose in that they were both betrayed by Rollins. Dumb booking to separate them so much. Sadly, I see the best talker - and seller - in Ambrose falling by the wayside after summer slam.

 

[rookieb]

Good point about Brodus - and I thought the same - but read an interesting interview with him where he actually said he shyed away from the Monster heel, and was really jazzed about the Funkasaurus gimmick. That was a post-release interview, so no need to fly the company flag anymore. WWE really dropped the ball with him when they tried and failed to repackage him after the Funkasaurus gimmick. Very brief NXT fail.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

IDK about the decision to have Reigns go it alone just yet. He has the look and the charisma to be a bona-fide Superstar, but are WWE jumping the shark a bit here?

The expression is jumping the gun, from the "false start" in sprinting. Jumping the shark is when something is over its peak, past its best.

Reigns is not being pushed too far, too soon. It has been meticulous. He was made to look amazing at Survivor Series in an undercard match. He did phenomenal in the Rumble, he has been getting more and more vocal support, he has been made to look great by Evolution and now The Shield have disbanded, it is time to break out on his own.

You are correct though - his chase will be long. He will beat Triple H at SummerSlam, win next year's Rumble, and possibly win the title at WrestleMania, only after he's had proper singles feuds with the upper midcarders and select main eventers. In all likelihood, he needs to go over Orton and (when he comes back) Batista in PPV singles matches. He might even have to go through Daniel Bryan (if he comes back) or Cena, or get a little program with Rusev (if Cena doesn't flatten him first) or Bray Wyatt, or Sheamus if they finally pull the trigger on turning him heel.

 

[rookieb]

According to the WWE website, Bad News Barrett sustained a shoulder injury at the SmackDown! tapings. Status for the PPV is undetermined, but a separated shoulder would probably take him out of something as high-impact as a ladder match. Too bad, as Barrett was finally starting to show signs that he might not be the formulaic secondary champion who gets fed to the bigger stars - his recent losses to Sheamus excepted of course. His match against Ziggler was great on Monday night, and by all accounts the match against Ambrose - in which he was injured - was also enjoyable. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

 

[Deepcover]

I have a feeling the title will go to Cena. I hope i'm dead wrong. I'm not happy on the status of BNB. Hope he gets better cause I'm really starting to enjoy watching him perform and that match against BNB vs Ziggler was a great match. Hope to see more good matches from the bad man soon. Also i'm curious as to who will win the Divas title on Sunday. A lot of ppl think Cameron will turn heel but i'm hoping the Divas will fool the audience.

Happy retirement Vickie Guerrero:wave2:

 

[Deepcover]

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I have a feeling the title will go to Cena. I hope i'm dead wrong. I'm not happy on the status of BNB. Hope he gets better cause I'm really starting to enjoy watching him perform and that match against BNB vs Ziggler was a great match. Hope to see more good matches from the bad man soon. Also i'm curious as to who will win the Divas title on Sunday. A lot of ppl think Cameron will turn heel but i'm hoping the Divas will fool the audience.

Happy retirement Vickie Guerrero:wave2:

I'd also like to see Naomi and Paige team up. Think they do real good as a duo

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I have a feeling the title will go to Cena. I hope i'm dead wrong. I'm not happy on the status of BNB. Hope he gets better cause I'm really starting to enjoy watching him perform and that match against BNB vs Ziggler was a great match. Hope to see more good matches from the bad man soon. Also i'm curious as to who will win the Divas title on Sunday. A lot of ppl think Cameron will turn heel but i'm hoping the Divas will fool the audience.

Happy retirement Vickie Guerrero:wave2:

I'd also like to see Naomi and Paige team up. Think they do real good as a duo

 

[rookieb]

I have a feeling the title will go to Cena. I hope i'm dead wrong. I'm not happy on the status of BNB. Hope he gets better cause I'm really starting to enjoy watching him perform and that match against BNB vs Ziggler was a great match. Hope to see more good matches from the bad man soon. Also i'm curious as to who will win the Divas title on Sunday. A lot of ppl think Cameron will turn heel but i'm hoping the Divas will fool the audience.

Happy retirement Vickie Guerrero:wave2:

Super classy letter from Vickie on wwe.com today. Nice touch.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

I have a feeling the title will go to Cena. I hope i'm dead wrong.

You are dead right. Cena is the safe choice. They need a giant main event for SummerSlam, and that's Cena/Lesnar for the title. Nothing else will do.

 

[Deepcover]

You are dead right. Cena is the safe choice. They need a giant main event for SummerSlam, and that's Cena/Lesnar for the title. Nothing else will do.

DOH! Well in the words of Big E Langston "Oh halleluiah. I'm gonna need an enema my brothers ah....Testify"

 

[mf15]

Really hate how they don't push Dolph Ziggler more, He is one of just a few guys I really enjoy watching in today's WWE. I heard its because he's injury prone but man its frustrating.

 

[icerfan]

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Really hate how they don't push Dolph Ziggler more, He is one of just a few guys I really enjoy watching in today's WWE. I heard its because he's injury prone but man its frustrating.

Try again ... he's had repeated backstage attitude problems. Plenty of reading material out there about it. :computer:

 

[passenger57]

The WWE 2K15 roster reveal of all WWE 2K15 roster reveals happened on The Steve Austin Show recently when HOF announcer Jim Ross let slip the news that Sting would be a playable character in the game. He was discussing having Sting on his podcast and mentioned, quite casually, that Sting would be a playable character in WWE 2K15.

Sting vs. NWO ! Ahhh the memories....enjoy !
http://youtu.be/B3mW0pRIY9g